Acute Team Coordinator - Occupational Therapy

• Whangarei Hospital
• Fixed-term, full-time position, working 40 hours per week
• Parental leave cover from February 2027 until January 2028
• Includes participation on the shared on-call weekend and public holidays roster

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The coordinator provides day-to-day operational, clinical, technical, programme, or team coordination under the delegation of the line manager. The role supports safe, effective, and efficient service delivery through the coordination of activities, resources, workflows, communication, and workforce planning.

Working closely with operational and professional leaders, the coordinator contributes to service delivery, quality improvement, workforce coordination, and achievement of performance expectations. The role will maintain a clinical workload and provide guidance, mentoring, coaching, and operational support to team members.

The coordinator contributes to a culture of continuous improvement, equitable health outcomes, and person and whānau-centred care. The role may undertake delegated leadership and service coordination responsibilities and exercise defined delegated authority, while accountability for workforce performance, budgets, and overall service performance remains with the Team Leader or Manager.

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About the Team/Service/Location

A career with Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora - Te Tai Tokerau will see you action meaningful change in the region we love, and in your professional development. You really can enjoy the best of both.

Along with an interesting wide variety of work to keep you engaged, you will work alongside a supportive and tight knit team with the opportunity to gain further knowledge and skills within the team as well as other staff members in the wider service.

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About you

• Relevant allied health, scientific or technical qualification.
• Current professional registration and Annual Practising Certificate
• Demonstrated experience within a relevant clinical, scientific, technical area.
• Experience coordinating activities, projects, services, or teams.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate clinical, technical or operational activities across a multidisciplinary team or service
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and service development.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating service delivery, workflow, or operational activities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience through delegated coordination, projects, or service improvement activities.
• Current New Zealand Drivers Licence

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 25^th November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Olivia Matthews at NL-jobs@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.